The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

SENArE.-Mr. mitchell pa from the
committee on pensions, reported a bill
granting a pension OF 50, 600 a year to the
widow of Gen. John A. Logan, and asking
for it's immediate consideration but under
objection Of Mr.. Coke, the bill went over.
By Mr.. Sherman to provide that all per-
sons on the pension rolls for loss oflimb or
limbs shall be entitled to recover arrears OF
pensions from the late OF discharge or dis
ability. BY Mr.. Call, providing that the
commissioner of agriculture shall establish
in each state not less than one agricultural
experiment station and farm Tor which pur-
pose he is authorized to purChasenOteXceed
ing 200 acres OF land in eachstate; 81, O00,-
600 is appropriated for carrying the act
into effect. By Mr.. Plumb, to allow all
officers OF the volunteer army in the war OF
the Rebellion who served the full term Of
enlistment and were honOrably discharged
one months pay for each year OF their en-
listment, provided they have not already
received the benefits OF the act Of March
3, 1865, and the ~amendatory act Of July
Is, 1856; also TO fix the amount OF United
States bonds to be required Of national
banks.
The debate upon the interstate com.
merce bill commenced. Mr.. Platt began
with q long speech. Other senators who
have indicated q desire to speak nave
given notice that they are not ready to
do so.
HOUsE.-The Indian appropriation bill
passed without discussion or division. 1t
apprOpriates $5, IFS, 900. The military
academy appropriation bill hen taken
up and passed within n quarter ofan hour.
The speaker laid before the house the fol
lowing communication, dated Washington,
Dec. 81, 1886:
hereby respectfully resign my Office as
representative. in the Forty. ninth congress
from the Fifth congressional district OF
North Carolina, to take effect from date.
Respecttullys your. JAMES w. REID.
The communication al laid upon the
table. The house went into committee OF
the whole on the bill for the consolidation
Of certain bureaus OF the ma department
SENATE.-The bill granting Mrs. Logan a
pension OF $4,000 annually passed the SEN
ate without a dissenting voice. When the
motion was put but two senators placed
on the record their formal objections
to such a precedent. They were
Berry OF Arkansas and Maxey OF
Texas. The bill was based on the admit
ted fact hat the rheumatism with which
Gen. Logan died was caused by the expos.
ure while he lay in the snow on the battle
field of Donelson. The bill to in
crease the pension OF Mrs. Blair from
ScN ~ hOHGI W pA,OOO II year
passed. That the bill to pension Mrs.
Logan viii! pass the house there IAN be
no question, and tina. the bill to increase
the pensiOn'of Mrs. Blair will 90 through in
it's wake is also probable.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
To incorporate the Maritime Canal
Company OF Nicaragua; fer the relief OF the
heirs OF Capt. Crawford, who was killed by
Mexicans in January, 1886, while pursu.
ing Geronimo.
The senate adopted the resolution OfIlr.
Mcpherson calling on the secretary OF toe
treasury for n statement of the indebted.
ness OF the Pacific railroad companies to
the government, and the effect of the fund
ing bin thereon. The bill to carry into e.
feet the treaty with China for the suppress.
sion Of the opium traffic passed without
division.
House. The house went into committee
OF the whole on the pension appropriation
bill, which appropriates SIC, PAT, 500, being
only SIS, 900 below the estimate; the reduc-
ton being in the item for the rent OF offices
for pension agencies. Without amendment
or discussion, the bill vas read and report.
ed to the house and passed. The house
then went into committee OF the whole
on the naval reorganiz alton bill. Mr..
Sayres TEX said the navy was too weak
to fight and too slow to run away. Mr..
Boutelle opposed the bill. lie severely
criticised the features which, he declared,
would break down the autonomy OF the
great engineering bureau at the very hour
when the country was looking to it to
place the American navy in advance ofthe
best achievements OF the world. Mr.. Nc
Adoo fovored the bill. Mr.. Henderson
Qowa) introduced a bill authorizing the
construction OF a bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at Dubuque.